Our Beauty Assistant, Carrie Henderson, has seen (and tried) it all. To challenge herself, she zeroed in on Leona Lewis's super-romantic French braid/fishtail braid hybrid; a great look for date night that also works for Sunday brunch!

Step 1: Backcomb hair for volume. Hair should have volume and a little bit of grip to start. To achieve this texture in Carrie's fine, straight hair, Bumble and Bumble stylist Britney Williams backcombed hair around the nape of the neck and side of the head for volume.

Step 2: French braid front section, wrapping around back of head. Grab a large section of hair, on the low end of the part, behind the ear. Start French braiding the hair, keeping the elevation low as you move around the back of the head. If you run out of hair in the nape area, start feeding it in from the top.

Step 3: Fishtail braid remaining hair. When you are on the other side of the head, add a strand from the front section of the hair and create a fishtail braid using the now-four braid strands. Stop and secure with a hair-tie when hair starts to fall out of braid. (For instructions on how to fishtail braid your hair, check out this post.)

Step 4: Loosen braid with fingers Using your fingers, gently loosen the loops of the braid to give it texture and width. Smooth out the top with hairspray. Williams used Bumble and Bumble's Spray de Mode on Carrie's hair.